William Anthony Prieur
Dec 6, 2020
William A. Prieur, Jr., also known as Bill, died Sunday, December 5, 2020 in the H.B. Magruder Hospital, Port Clinton, after a brief illness. He was born in Sandusky, Ohio on November 28, 1960, the son of William A. Prieur, Sr. and Agnes M. (Strouse) Prieur-Smith. Bill worked in the construction field for many years. Bill, shortly after he...
Laverne Lucille Bartens
Dec 6, 2020
Laverne L. Bartens, 94, a resident of the Catawba Island community, died Sunday, December 6, 2020 at H. B. Magruder Hospital in Port Clinton. She was born in Cleveland, Ohio on March 27, 1926 to the late Paul and Clara (Frank) Bachman. She met the love of her life, Jergen E. Bartens and were married February 1, 1947 in...
Ralph Vance Mcritchie
Dec 6, 2020
Ralph Vance McRitchie, 60, of Port Clinton, Ohio passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family, on Sunday, December 6, 2020. He was born on September 29, 1960 in Port Clinton, Ohio, the son of George and Wavelene (Vance) McRitchie. He married Elaine (Prusik) Wozniak and she survives. As a youth, Ralph hauled water for the family...
Catherine Postel
Dec 6, 2020
Catherine J. Postel, 93, passed away Sunday in Toledo, Ohio. She was a native of Bergholz, Ohio and over the years resided in Ohio cities including Canton, Avon Lake, Akron and Upper Arlington as well as in Louisville, Kentucky. She worked as an administrative assistant at the Diebold Safe and Vault Company in Canton, was a student at the...
John Michael Cerbus
Dec 5, 2020
John M. Cerbus, 62, of Port Clinton, Ohio went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 5, 2020 at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center in Toledo, Ohio. He was born on March 5, 1958 in Port Clinton, the son of the late John and Carolyn (Vincel) Cerbus, Jr.. On May 29, 1987 in Port Clinton, he married...
Alice Jacobs
Dec 5, 2020
Alice Jacobs, age 93, of Toledo, died Saturday, December 5, 2020 at Ebeid Hospice in Sylvania. She was born in Toledo on August 16, 1927 to Charles and Louella (Lueck) Estes. She graduated in 1945 from Toledo Whitney High School. Alice met the love of her life, Harry Arthur Jacobs, on a blind date. They were married on April...
Charles Rowland Johnson
Dec 5, 2020
Charles Rowland Johnson, age 80, passed away Saturday, December 5, 2020 at Toledo Hospital. The son of C. Rowland and Helen, he was born March 22, 1940 in Toledo. He attended DeVilbiss High School and received a Bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University. Chuck was local merchant in the furniture and design industry, and spent his career at Johnson’s...
Clifford A. Scott
Dec 5, 2020
Clifford A. Scott, 79, of Port Clinton passed away peacefully in his sleep on December 5, 2020. He was born March 2, 1941 in Conneaut, OH to the late Ann Marie (Mattes) and Clifford W. Scott. Cliff was a US Navy Veteran having served during the Vietnam War. Cliff worked at the Mathews Boat Co before and after his...
Bertha Catherine Leppert
Dec 4, 2020
Bertha Catherine (Strackeljohn) Leppert, 90, of Curtice, Ohio, passed away at the Genoa Care Center, Genoa, on December 4, 2020. Bertha was born on April 18, 1930, in Genoa, the youngest of four daughters , to Arthur and Mary (Finn) Clabaugh. She was raised and adopted by William and Helma (Faber) Strackeljohn of Curtice, from an early age. She...
Rachel Annette Volschow
Dec 4, 2020
Rachel A. Volschow, 46, of Genoa, passed away peacefully Friday, December 4, 2020 at home with her parents by her side. She was born in Toledo, September 26, 1974 to Ernesto H. Sanchez and Sharon L. Porter and graduated from Genoa High School, class of 1992. Rachel was a special mom, caring not only for Grant and Madison but...
Rosemary Helen Phillips
Dec 4, 2020
Rosemary H. Phillips, 83, of Genoa, Ohio, died Friday, December 4, 2020 at the Genoa Retirement Village where she had been a resident since 2017. She was the second daughter of Henry & Amelia A. (Gineman) Brell, born in Napoleon, Ohio on July 7, 1937. She graduated from Liberty Center High School in the Class of 1955. She graduated...
Father Thomas James Leyland
Dec 4, 2020
Father Thomas James Leyland, age 82, of Perrysburg, Ohio passed away on Friday December 4, 2020 at the Ursuline Center in Toledo, Ohio. He was born on March 11, 1938 in Toledo, Ohio to James and Veronica (Ragan) Leyland. As a child, Father Tom attended St. Rose Catholic School and later graduated from Perrysburg High School in 1956. He...
Lemar Zink
Dec 3, 2020
LeMar “Lou” Zink, a loving husband, father, grandfather, age 87, passed away peacefully at home with his family at his side after a long illness, Thursday, December 3, 2020. Married his high school sweetheart, Carolyn Denner, enjoying 67 years together. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean war. Worked 33 years at Haughton Elevators (Schindler). In retirement, enjoyed...
Phyllis J. Marinelli
Dec 3, 2020
Phyllis J. (Cousino) Marinelli, 90, passed away December 3, 2020. Phyllis was born in Erie, MI on March 23, 1930 to Ransom and Nora Cousino and graduated from Toledo Woodward High School. In 1948, she married Thomas J. Marinelli and they shared over 57 years together, raising five children. Phyllis also had thirteen brothers and sisters and her life...
Ronald Gene Benefield
Dec 2, 2020
Ronald “Benny” G. Benefield, 71, of Martin, Ohio died Wednesday, December 2, 2020 in Mercy-St. Charles Hospital after a sudden illness. He was born in Boaz, Alabama on October 20, 1949, the son of Leslie and Irene (Underwood) Benefield. Benny married Leila M. Howard in Monroe, Michigan on July 28, 1969 and she survives. Benny was a heavy equipment...
Charles Edward White
Dec 2, 2020
Charles E. White, 71, of Genoa, died Wednesday, December 2, 2020, in his residence, after a brief illness. He was born in Greenville, SC on July 6, 1949, the son of James and Nellie White. He married Angela J. (Reitzel) in Cincinnati, Ohio on March 1, 1974 and she survives. Charles was a caring and compassionate counselor working with...
Thomas L. Bollinger
Dec 1, 2020
On December 1, 2020, Thomas Bollinger passed away peacefully in his home, surrounded by family. Thomas was born in Toledo, Ohio on February 17, 1934. At age 16, Tom began working at Pilliod Cabinet Company after school and on Saturdays. After graduation from Swanton High School in 1951, Thomas continued working part-time while commuting to Bowling Green State University...
Mary Eileen Pinkava
Dec 1, 2020
Mary Eileen (Berning) Pinkava, age 93, of Sylvania, Ohio, passed away peacefully at home with her family Tuesday, December 1, 2020. Mary Eileen was born August 3, 1927 to the late Joseph and Mary (Schoepf) Berning. Eileen was a graduate of Waite High School, where she was voted Senior Football Queen. She worked for Ohio Bell as an operator...
Christopher Joseph Brahier
Dec 1, 2020
It is with great sadness the Brahier Family share that Joe Brahier, 51 passed away on December 1, 2020 at his home. Joe was born June 24, 1969 to Robert Sr. and Sandra (Kepler) Brahier. He grew up in Maumee, Ohio and was a 1987 graduate of Maumee High School. After graduating from high school, he worked several years...
